or 24 (Styl e B) (see Figure 22).


Reference nu mber 4 on page 30.
Insert 5th
bow bungee

27.

Attach one end of the 5th bow bungee
to the rear of the 5th bow, where the
ol d bungee strap was attached, in the
orientation shown in Figure 23.


Attach new
5th bow
bungee here

If the ol d bungee strap is stil l
attached at the point shown in
Figure 23, re move it and reuse
Torx screw to attach the new
bungee.

Do not use powered tool s
to install the TORX screw. The TORX
screw hol e is easil y da maged by overtorqueing and/or misal ign ment.
Da mage to the TORX screw hol e may
require a repl ace ment of the soft top
asse mbl y.
28.

Figure 22

Figure 23

Re move the TORX screw shown in Figure 24.


The TORX screw is l ocated on the rear of the B-pil l ar.

Torx screw

Figure 24

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29.

Attach the ring-strap support (RINGSTRAP SUPT).


Screw torque: 3 N• m (0.3 kg- m,
26.6 in-lb)



Reference nu mber 5 on page 30.

Ring-strap
support

Do not use powered tool s
to install the TORX screw. The TORX
screw hol e is easil y da maged by overtorqueing and/or misal ign ment.
Da mage to the TORX screw hol e may
require a repl ace ment of the soft top
asse mbl y.
30.

Figure 25

Pl ace the pl ate-bracket (PLATE-BRKT, RH/LH) onto the 5th bow l inkage, as shown in
Figure 27.


Reference nu mbers 6 (RH) and 7 (LH) on page 30.
Pl ate-bracket
hel d tightl y
against l inkage

5th bow
l inkage
Figure 27

Figure 26

31.

Mark the 5th bow l inkage through both
of the pl ate-bracket hol es with an
appropriate tool .


The marks wil l be used to dril l
hol es in the next steps.

Figure 28
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32.

Dril l two (2) hol es where marked in
step 31.


Use a 4.1 mm dril l bit.

Figure 29
33.

Insert the “side specific” pl ate-bracket through the l oop in the Cabl e-Tether as shown
in Figure 30.


The l oop on the Cabl e-Tether must be facing up (on top).



Reference nu mber 8 on page 31.
Cabl eTether

Cabl eTether l oop
Pl atebracket
Figure 30
34.

Attach the pl ate-bracket/Cabl e Tether
asse mbl y to the 5th bow l inkage with
two (2) pop rivets as shown in
Figure 31.


35.

Reference nu mber 9, on page 31.

Te mporaril y route the Cabl e-Tether
(see Figure 31).


The Cabl e-Tether wil l wrap around
the 5th bow l inkage and rest on top
of the 5th bow.

Cabl eTether

Pl ateBracket

Figure 31
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36.

Measure the gap between the base of the 5th bow l inkage joint to the fl ange shown in
Figure 33.


Is the gap 29 mm (+/-1 mm)?
YES: Skip to step 41.
NO: Proceed to step 37.

37.

Re move the push-nut and then pull the l ink-pin out of the 5th bow linkage joint (see
Figure 32).

38.

Loosen the l ock nut.

Push-nut

Link-pin

5th bow
l inkage joint
Lock nut
Figure 32
5th bow
l inkage joint
39.

Rotate the 5th bow l inkage joint to
adjust the length to 29 mm (+/-1 mm).


40.

The l ength is measured fro m the
base of the 5th bow l inkage joint to
the fl ange shown in Figure 33.

After adjustme nt has been co mpl eted
reasse mbl e the 5th bow l inkage joint.


Reference nu mber 10 on page 31.

29 mm (+/-1 mm)
Figure 33

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41.

Install the 12 mm Cover-Bol t onto the 5th bow l inkage (see Figure 34).


Reference nu mber 11, on page 31.
Fl ush against
l arge hex nut

12 mm Cover-Bol t
5th bow l inkage
Figure 34

Fl ush against
5th bow l inkage

12 mm Cover-Bol t

42.

Install the 21 mm Cover-Bol t over the
12 mm Cover-Bol t (see Figure 35).


Reference nu mber 12 on page 31.
21 mm Cover-Bol t

Figure 35

43.

Appl y the 25 x 50 mm tape (TAPE)
over the botto m side of both CoverBol ts as shown in Figure 36.


Reference nu mber 13 on page 31.

25 x 50 mm tape

Figure 36
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44.

Wrap the end of the Cover-Bol ts with a
160 mm piece of Fel t Tape.


Reference nu mber 14 on page 31.



Tri m the Fel t Tape to 160 mm
before wrapping the Cover-Bol ts.

160 mm piece of
fel t tape
Figure 37

Tension spring
Lanyard eyel et
45.

Re move the TORX screw that hol ds
the tension spring and the l anyard
eyel et to the rear of the B-Pil l ar.
HINT: This TORX screw wil l be reused
in step 48.

Figure 38

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46.

Thread the l anyard eyel et through the Cabl e-Tether l oop in the direction indicated in
Figure 39.

47.

Route the lanyard under the 5th bow l inkage and the 5th bow bungee.

Front of
vehicl e
5th bow l inkage

Cabl e-Tether
l oop

Lanyard eyel et
5th bow bungee

Figure 39
Tension spring
48.

Insert the TORX screw re moved in
step 45 through the l oose end of the
5th bow bungee strap, and then insert
it through the tension spring.

49.

Pl ace the lanyard eyel et onto the
TORX screw.

5th bow bungee
strap

Lanyard eyel et
Figure 40

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Soft top
l ocation strap

50.

Position the soft top location strap
under the lanyard eyel et attach ment
point that the TORX screw was
re moved fro m in step 45.
Lanyard eyel et
attach ment
point
Figure 41

51.

Attach the 5th bow bungee, tension spring and l anyard eyel et, asse mbl ed in step 48
and step 49, as shown in Figure 42.


TORX screw torque: 3 N• m (0.3 kg- m, 26.6 in-l b)

Do not use powered tool s to install the TORX screw. The TORX screw
hol e is easil y da maged by over-torqueing and/or misal ign ment. Da mage to the
TORX screw hol e may require a repl ace ment of the soft top asse mbl y.

Soft top
l ocation strap

Tension spring

5th bow bungee

Lanyard

Figure 42

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Bracket
bungee strap

52.

Re move the l ightl y tightened TORX
screw attaching the bracket bungee
strap, attached in step 25.

5th bow
Figure 43

53.

Insert the TORX screw, re moved in step 52, first through the bungee strap of the
Cabl e-Tether and then through the bracket bungee strap re moved in step 52.

Torx screw
Bracket
bungee strap
Cabl e-Tether
bungee strap

Figure 44

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Cabl e-Tether bungee strap and
bracket bungee strap asse mbl y
54.

Attach the Cabl e-Tether bungee strap
and bracket bungee strap asse mbl y to
the point the Torx screw was re moved
fro m in step 52.
Do not use powered tool s
to install the TORX screw. The TORX
screw hol e is easil y da maged by overtorqueing and/or misal ign ment.
Da mage to the TORX screw hol e may
require a repl ace ment of the soft top
asse mbl y.

55.

Figure 45

Route the Cabl e-Tether strap as shown in Figure 46, and then between the rear rail
and the 5th bow l inkage shown in Figure 47.
5th bow l inkage

Rear rail

Cabl e-Tether
strap

Figure 47

Figure 46

56.

Insert the Cabl e-Tether strap through
the Ring-Strap Support attached in
step 29.


Ring-Strap
Support

Insert the Cabl e-Tether strap from
the top to botto m, and then re move
any twisting fro m the Cabl e-Tether
strap.
Figure 48

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57.

Re move the kicking pl ate inner.


For kicking pl ate inner re moval ,
refer to the ESM: REPAIR >
BODY INTERIOR > INTERIOR >
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
> KICKING PLATE INNER.